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Unread 07-07-2014, 00:26
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Re: pic: 4587-Sheet Metal Chassis V.2

Nice! Looks like a solid design, and like you got all the tricky bits right.

I'd put some material back in the front and back of the frame. Those parts take a beating... You can drop some of the material on the top of the frame, and on the rails holding the wheels. The frame itself will be strong enough, and the holes make it easy to inspect your robot for wear. Point impact loads from other robots and field elements should be your biggest loads. You can take the inner frame rails down to 060 as well. Reinforce the bearing holes when you do that.

Consider lightening the belly pan, and adding PEM nuts in for your electronics. Those small touches take a design to the next level.
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